Mapping the Human Cell Atlas – charting the body’s cellular world
The Human Cell Atlas is being used to guide future research into human development, biology, health, and disease.
Sepsis and precision medicine: is it all in your genes?
Using gene expression data to stratify patients.
Genomics in the cloud
The huge, international Pan-Cancer project is the first large-scale use of distributed cloud computing in genomics. As genomics becomes a big data science, it is likely to be the first of many
“If you know, there is a Nobel prize for you!” – Searching for the causes of cancer in Czechia
In a study spanning five continents, researchers are hunting for tell-tale ‘signatures’ left in DNA by the unknown causes of cancer.
A dangerous new Salmonella strain is emerging in sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers have discovered the first extensively drug resistant non-typhoidal Salmonella in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The biology of the brain
Studying mouse brain development can give insights into human neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders, as well as help diagnose rare genetic conditions
Health implications of the baby biome?
The method of a baby’s birth affects its collection of gut microbes – its microbiome. But we still don’t know if that has any long-term effects on health
Powering discovery in blood disorders and depression
The wealth of information available to researchers through UK Biobank is powering studies into human health and disease
Malaria Cell Atlas: mapping a murderous parasite’s life cycle
Malaria - and the parasite that causes it - is complicated. Not only does the single-celled parasite move between humans and mosquitoes, but it exists in different forms, each with different shapes and functions. Researchers have now mapped out its life cycle in more detail than ever before.
